Peta
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
Peta is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Peta mean?
Greek
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Peta a girl's or a boy's name?
Peta is a girls' name.
How popular is Peta in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Peta in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Peta in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Peta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anna, Emma, Georgia, Sophie, Chloe, Jessica, Zoe, Lydia, Alexandra, Francesca, Philippa, Lucy
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Peta: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/peta, updated 20 October 2026.